Renting
Landlords are still pocketing money from deposits using unfair tactics. We want to put a stop to it

Landlords are still pocketing money from deposits using unfair tactics. We want to put a stop to it
Generation Rent is calling on the government to take further action to penalise landlords who make exaggerated claims in deposit disputes
Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?

Rents in UK are at record highs. Will they keep going up?
With record rent rises becoming the norm, The Big Issue looks at whether renters face more surges or if the tide is starting to turn in the favour of tenants
Two-thirds of renters left waiting for emergency repairs by ‘rule-breaking’ letting agents

Two-thirds of renters left waiting for emergency repairs by ‘rule-breaking’ letting agents
Citizens Advice warns that the Renters’ Rights Act risks being undermined by failure to force letting agents to act on gas leaks, unsafe wiring and other housing hazards
‘My landlord doubled my rent after watching TikTok’: How to challenge unfair rent increases
‘My landlord doubled my rent after watching TikTok’: How to challenge unfair rent increases
How privatisation is ruining your life and putting the UK out of step with the modern world
How privatisation is ruining your life and putting the UK out of step with the modern world
How estate agent firms are cashing in on housing homeless families in London

How estate agent firms are cashing in on housing homeless families in London
Cost of Rent Day: Renters reach the day when they finally earn enough to pay a year’s worth of rent

Cost of Rent Day: Renters reach the day when they finally earn enough to pay a year’s worth of rent
Renters like Natasha will no longer be scared of complaining about damp in case they’re evicted

Renters like Natasha will no longer be scared of complaining about damp in case they’re evicted
The Renters’ Rights Act must finally give tenants the service they pay landlords a premium for

The Renters’ Rights Act must finally give tenants the service they pay landlords a premium for
Thousands of renting households threatened with homelessness through no-fault eviction ahead of ban

Thousands of renting households threatened with homelessness through no-fault eviction ahead of ban
Renters’ Rights Act: ‘For too long, families have lived with the constant fear of eviction’

Renters’ Rights Act: ‘For too long, families have lived with the constant fear of eviction’
The Renters’ Rights Act won’t make homes affordable – politicians must show renters they’ll act

The Renters’ Rights Act won’t make homes affordable – politicians must show renters they’ll act
Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering introducing a rent freeze. Will it help renters?

Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering introducing a rent freeze. Will it help renters?
How the housing crisis led to me becoming a houseplant influencer

How the housing crisis led to me becoming a houseplant influencer
Why renters are protesting against the housing crisis: ‘People are neglected for profit’

Why renters are protesting against the housing crisis: ‘People are neglected for profit’
Local housing allowance stays frozen this year. Renters need housing benefit to keep up with rents

Local housing allowance stays frozen this year. Renters need housing benefit to keep up with rents
Love Island winner Toni Laites: ‘My entire prize fund went on rent. I was living off my savings’

Love Island winner Toni Laites: ‘My entire prize fund went on rent. I was living off my savings’
How a loophole in the housing market is locking out childminders

How a loophole in the housing market is locking out childminders
Letters: Sob stories from landlords about thermal upgrade costs leave me cold

Letters: Sob stories from landlords about thermal upgrade costs leave me cold
Finding a rented home ‘easier than it has been for six years’ despite landlord exodus fears

Finding a rented home ‘easier than it has been for six years’ despite landlord exodus fears
Reform plans to rip up Renters’ Rights Act after tenants wait years for no-fault evictions ban

Reform plans to rip up Renters’ Rights Act after tenants wait years for no-fault evictions ban
Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord

Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord
Providing carpets in social housing won’t be mandatory. It fails to meet basic standards of decency

Providing carpets in social housing won’t be mandatory. It fails to meet basic standards of decency
‘It’s outrageous’: Renters face decade-long wait for new decent homes standard

